Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

I believe I have 3 options...First I could run one bank conventional belt then run other bank with a cross belt so there all pulling the same way, the X in the belt of course reversing direction.

Option 2 would be to Ream a new crank pin hole in the flywheel or the displaced side to change timing.

Option 3 would be to replace the dowl pin flywheel axle...right now it has 2 flats ground at 90 deg from each other...I was thinking of grinding 2 ring grooves where the set screws bear on the pin or just use a harden pin and play with different timing! My Peanut Rider does not have 90 degree timing...more like 100 degrees so I wanted to see if there was a timing setting that offers say....more speed or more power. 90 degrees may well be the best...but I like to find out for my self....on that note I am going to go try different timing on my modified unit....be back soon!!!